PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Castle Irons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Mckain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mckain comes into a darkened arena with his song building. YMCA kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Castle Irons has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Irons
vs
Mckain

176 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
22
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Castle Irons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Mckain!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckain shoots for a double leg takedown but Irons sprawls well. He's pushed Mckain's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Castle Irons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irons looks to land a body kick but Mckain moved away.
Mckain shoots in for a takedown but Irons shows good takedown defense.
Irons moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mckain misses with a takedown attempt - Irons sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Castle Irons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Mckain.

Mckain scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irons gets back to half guard.
Irons is staying active underneath Mckain, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mckain wants to stand up but Irons is controlling the position.
Irons wants to control but Mckain is keeping busy.
Irons is controlling Mckain's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Irons is pressing down on Mckain's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Irons working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irons is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Irons looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mckain with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mckain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mckain is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Irons working Mckain over with strikes.
Mckain misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Irons decides to return to a standing position.

Mckain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Irons, pushing him back against the cage.
Irons lands an elbow just above Mckain 's eye.
Mckain wants to get back to striking at distance but Irons won't allow it.
Irons landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irons throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Irons.
Irons misses with the head strike.
Mckain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Irons connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mckain's face.
Mckain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Irons blocks an uppercut.
Irons comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mckain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mckain tries to break the clinch but Irons is controlling the position.
Irons connects with a knee to the head.
Mckain drops down looking for an ankle pick but Irons pulls his leg out and moves away.

Irons has closed the distance and engaged Mckain in a clinch.
Mckain stalling in the clinch but Irons improves position.
Irons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mckain wants to break free but Irons has control.
Irons tries a knee to the head but Mckain blocks it.
Irons lands an elbow just above Mckain 's eye.
Mckain wants to break free but Irons has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mckain is trying to break free.
Irons with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Irons.
Irons is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Irons.
Irons misses with an elbow strike.
Irons connects with a knee to the head.
Irons tries to land knees in the clinch but Mckain avoids the damage to the body.
Mckain lands a body shot.
Irons trying to land knees to the body.
Irons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mckain blocks it with crossed arms.
Mckain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Irons has him pressed against the cage.
Irons using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Irons lands with a left to the head.
Irons keeps control of Mckain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Irons looking to throw knees to the head but Mckain is blocking nicely.
Irons unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mckain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Irons missing with knees to the body.
Irons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mckain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irons misses with a knee strike.
Irons is breathing heavily.
Irons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Irons misses with an elbow strike.
Irons is looking to control Mckain's arms but Mckain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Irons has his back to the cage.
Mckain is looking to break free of the clinch but Irons has double underhooks.
Irons pushes off an throws an elbow but Mckain leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Irons lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Irons works on Mckain's body with a couple of short punches.
Mckain wants a takedown.
Mckain wants to break free but Irons has control.
Irons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mckain is looking to control Irons's arms but Irons gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mckain has his back to the cage.
Mckain jumps guard but Irons stands there with Mckain around his waist. Mckain gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Mckain has Irons pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Mckain pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Irons tumbling to the mat - Mckain dives into Irons's guard.
Irons working a defensive guard here.
Mckain works over Irons with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Castle Irons dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Irons takes a swing at Mckain's ribcage but misses.
Mckain is looking to clinch.
Mckain tries to clinch up.

Mckain tries to keep at a distance but Irons has taken the fight into the clinch.
Irons with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Johnny Mckain has been cut.
Irons tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mckain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mckain dodges an elbow strike from Irons.
Irons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mckain blocks an elbow strike.
Irons throws an elbow that misses.
Mckain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckain can't break the clinch.
Mckain drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Irons connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mckain's face.
Irons with a knee to the head.

Mckain is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Mckain.
Mckain is still on wobbly legs! Can Irons finish him?
Mckain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Irons has him pressed against the cage.
Mckain seems to have recovered his senses.
Irons connects with a knee to the head.
Irons misses with a knee to the head.
Irons lands an elbow just above Mckain 's eye.
Mckain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Irons throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mckain is trying to break free.
Mckain gets through Irons's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Irons.
Mckain is looking to break free of the clinch but Irons has double underhooks.
Mckain looking to slow down the pace here.
Mckain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Irons misses with a punch to the body.
Irons connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mckain's face.
Mckain looking to slow down the pace here.
Irons has Mckain pressed against the cage.
Irons with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Irons misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mckain taking a breather.
Irons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Irons misses with a knee to the head.
Irons tries to land a knee to the head but Mckain blocks with his arms.
Irons lands an elbow inside that Mckain shrugs off.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Mckain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Irons tries to close the distance and clinch but Mckain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Irons closes the distance and clinches.
Irons gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Irons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mckain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Mckain.
Irons unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mckain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mckain avoiding damage.
Irons keeps control of Mckain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Irons looking to throw knees to the head but Mckain is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irons connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mckain's face.
Mckain avoiding damage.
Irons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mckain lands a body shot.
Mckain has Irons pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Irons manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A hook to the body from Irons.

Mckain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Irons lands a nice shot that snaps Mckain's head back.
Mckain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Irons throws a head kick that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mckain.
Irons fakes the leg kick and cracks Mckain in the body.
Irons throws the kick towards the body but Mckain avoids it.
Irons tries to clinch there but Mckain circles away.
Mckain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Irons clinches but Mckain breaks the clinch

so Mckain counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mckain wants to stand but Irons is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mckain missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mckain preventing the sweep.
Mckain throws a strike but Irons rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mckain throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mckain being controlled here, momentarily.
Irons advances position into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Castle Irons will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Mckain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Irons avoids a punch combination nicely.
Irons throws a body punch but Mckain moves out of range.
Irons feints and then cracks Mckain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mckain down.
Castle Irons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Irons scores with a kick to the body.
Irons tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Irons connects with a solid leg kick.
Irons keeps the fight on the outside.
Irons tries to clinch there but Mckain circles away.
A head kick from Irons lands but Mckain takes it in his stride.
Mckain lands with a nice combination. Irons backs away looking to recover.
Irons tries to clinch there but Mckain circles away.
Mckain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Irons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mckain looks to land a combination but Irons avoids it well.
Mckain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Irons!
Mckain shoots in for a double leg but Irons sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Irons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Irons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid body kick from Irons.

Irons moves into the clinch.
Irons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mckain has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Irons with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Irons landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mckain is trying to break free.
Irons trying to land knees to the body.
Mckain is trying to stall.
Irons lands an elbow that stopped Mckain in his tracks for a moment.
Mckain takes a knee right on the jaw!
Irons misses with a knee to the head.
Mckain is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mckain takes an elbow to the forehead.
Irons lands an elbow inside that Mckain shrugs off.
Irons lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mckain backwards.
Irons with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Irons unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mckain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Irons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mckain blocks it with crossed arms.
Irons landing knees to the body.
Irons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Irons misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mckain.
Irons looking to stall.
Knees to the body from Irons.
Mckain can't break the clinch.
Mckain can't break the clinch.
Irons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mckain avoiding damage as Irons throws knees to the body.

Mckain gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Irons on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irons manages to get to full guard.
Mckain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Irons. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Irons is on top in guard.
Mckain throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Mckain has momentary wrist control but Irons slips an elbow through the middle.
Irons advances to half guard.
Irons looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mckain with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Irons in particular looking to stall.
Johnny Mckain has got the better of the ground game so far.
Irons uses his free foot to push down on Mckain's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mckain.
Irons sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Johnny Mckain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irons trying to control but Mckain is having none of it.
Mckain in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Irons trying to control but Mckain is having none of it.
Mckain really wants to buck Irons off and get back to his feet.
Mckain taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Castle Irons showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Irons, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Castle Irons!